“What feels so special about the festival is the fact that everyone is swinging-big and really standing over what they’ve made for a full month.”
WHO: Hannah Power and Conor Murray
WHAT: “Memorial Day weekend. The US-of-A. The sales team at Terry’s Cars and Automobiles is preparing to honour the fallen by slashing prices on some gently used, (mostly) American-made cars. But, the pressure’s on. If Terry’s team doesn’t shift 66 cars by Monday, there’ll be hell to pay. From award-nominated, Lecoq-trained company BRILLIG, Terry’s is an absurd, sitcom-esque tragi-comedy featuring original live music, physical theatre and one very special balloon. There’s no guarantee the team will make the target, but you’re bound to have the ride of your life…”
WHERE: Beside at Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33)
WHEN: 12:55 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
This is our Edinburgh Fringe Debut so we are incredibly excited to experience the absolute carnage and chaos that everyone talks about! As First-Time Fringe-ers it is a joy to bring our show to the festival.
We’re lucky to be supported by an amazing team of seasoned Edinburgh veterans, so we feel in very safe hands. It’s always been a dream to bring Don’t Tell Dad About Diana to Edinburgh Fringe, a platform that’s launched the careers of so many artists we admire. We are ready to throw our whole selves at it! So much of the work we love has begun its life at Edinburgh, and that’s what feels so special about the festival is the fact that everyone is swinging-big and really standing over what they’ve made for a full month. We can’t wait to see how our show evolves, we imagine by performance 25 it’ll be pretty air tight!
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2024 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
We’ve learned what style of writing really works for the show, and what jokes actually land. We’ve also figured out how to collaborate; knowing when to push, when to listen, and how to build something better together. So yeah, the lessons are definitely sticking… mostly.
It was particularly interesting performing the works in progress in both Dublin and London. Different aspects of the show had very different reactions. We’ve enjoyed developing something really specific in time and place but universal in theme.
Tell us about your show.
Conor Murray and Hannah Power are the writers and creators behind Don’t Tell Dad About Diana!
We wrote the show after spending a year together living in London. It’s set in Dublin in 1997. Two friends prepare to compete for the crown of ‘Alternative Miss Ireland’ with their Princess Diana drag act, under the nose of their hardline nationalist families. As they race through the city towards competition night, Diana’s death sparks the unravelling of their secret, their friendship and their plans to leave Ireland. At its heart, it’s a story about a formative friendship on the cusp of great change. It’s about the choice between leaving home in search of something new or staying behind to try and build something better. A dilemma that has defined our friendship and that of many of our peers. Beyond the big questions, it’s also an absolute blast!
We’ve got a really talented creative team which we met at various points whilst studying between Dublin & London. Those formative relationships in your early twenties really stick as you are discovering collaboration as an artist for the first time. Rua Barron is producing it, Emma Finegan directing with Austin Hughes co-directing/dramaturgy and a beautiful Design team of Theo Foley (Sound Designer), Ferdy Emmett (Lighting Designer) & Gabe (Set Designer).
We want to go on tour around the UK and Ireland and maybe even further…! We have big ambitions. We have performed snippets of Don’t Tell Dad About Diana at Pleasance Scratch Night & Camden People’s Theatre. All these early versions have been crucial in creating the full scale show that we are buzzing to bring to Edinburgh!
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
Make it your business to see BITCH by the insanely talented Marty Breen at Pleasance Dome- having seen this show in the Dublin Fringe last year I can honestly say it is powerful, gripping and grounded in a powerhouse performance. We have our tickets already.
The legends that are SkelpieLimmer bringing two brilliant shows “Shame Show” in Pleasance & “Anthem for Dissatisfaction” at Summer Hall. Their past productions have been a BLAST and we are so excited to see what they have up their sleeves next.
Get to see FLUSH by April Hope in the Pleasance Courtyard- we saw a snippet at a Scratch night last year and could already tell at that early stage this show was going to be brilliant. We are so excited to see the full production.
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